Founded by fans, Crunchyroll delivers the art and culture of anime to a passionate community. We super-serve over 100 million anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories, and help them connect with the stories and characters they crave. Whether that experience is online or in-person, streaming video, theatrical, games, merchandise, events and more, it’s powered by the anime content we all love.
Join our team, and help us shape the future of anime!
We are looking for a strategic, experienced, and collaborative leader to join us as the Director, Contracts & Rights Management. In this global leadership role, you'll guide Crunchyroll's Deal Management function, overseeing the full lifecycle of high-value content deals—from initial setup to financial execution and royalty reporting. Your work will help advance scalability, compliance, and across our growing content portfolio.
We're looking for a professional with deep experience in entertainment deal management and royalty operations—someone who has built and led teams, refined operational systems, and driven transformation.
You'll promote efficiency, agreement, and transparency, ensuring Crunchyroll's content partnerships deliver maximum value.
- Strategic Leadership: Lead the global Deal Management team, encouraging a culture of inclusion, accountability, and performance to support business growth and compliance.
- Enterprise Alignment: Collaborate with Legal, Content Acquisition, Business Affairs, FP&A, Accounting, and IT to bring licensing terms to life and enhance deal value.
- Contractual Execution: Manage complex content licensing agreements to ensure compliance with financial, legal, and operational requirements.
- System & Process Optimization: Drive continuous improvement through automation, system upgrades, and workflow enhancements that support scalable and efficient operations.
- Governance & Controls: Establish and maintain controls and best practices to ensure data integrity, accurate reporting, and audit readiness.
- Thought Leadership: Provide strategic insight into deal structures and royalty frameworks, supporting negotiations and execution with deep subject matter expertise.
- Reporting & Insights: Deliver clear, data-driven insights and reporting to leadership on deal performance, financial outcomes, and system effectiveness.
You will report to the Chief Accounting Officer and is based in our Los Angeles or Dallas office, following a hybrid work schedule.
About You- 10+ years of progressive experience in content deal management, contract administration, or royalty accounting in entertainment, media, or streaming.
- Experience managing global or regional teams and navigating organizational growth and change.
- Experience with content licensing, rights management, and complex contract interpretation within studios, distributors, or streaming platforms.
- Experience operationalizing licensing agreements and royalty models at scale with a focus on compliance and reporting accuracy.
- Track record in improving system implementations, and automation projects.
- Experience with building agreement and managing relationships across varied teams and time zones.
- Familiarity with global corporate environments and international licensing or compliance considerations.
- Experienced in building and mentoring inclusive teams.
- Proficient with royalty and rights management tools (e.g., Rightsline, Alliant).
- Advanced Excel skills (can maintain complex spreadsheets) and proficiency in Word and PowerPoint required.
The Financial Contract Reporting (FCR) team at Crunchyroll is a collaborative global group dedicated to supporting important business functions. We ensure timely and accurate contractual reporting across regions, aligning internal processes with corporate policies to support the company's continued growth.
Why you will love working at CrunchyrollIn addition to getting to work with fun, passionate and inspired colleagues, you will also enjoy the following benefits and perks:
- Receive a great compensation package including salary plus performance bonus earning potential, paid annually.
- Flexible time off policies allowing you to take the time you need to be your whole self.
- Generous medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and life insurance
- Health Saving Account HSA program
- Health care and dependent care FSA
- 401(k) plan, with employer match
- Employer paid commuter benefit
- Support program for new parents
- Pet insurance and some of our offices are pet friendly!
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Courage. We believe that when we overcome fear, we enable our best selves.
Curiosity. We are curious, which is the gateway to empathy, inclusion, and understanding.
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Service. We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others.
Our mission of helping people belong reflects our commitment to diversity & inclusion. It's just the way we do business.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Crunchyroll. Pursuant to applicable law, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Japan's Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation.
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At Crunchyroll, we deliver what anime fans love—anytime, anywhere.
With the world’s largest anime streaming library, we connect fans to the stories, characters, and creators they love. But Crunchyroll is more than just a destination to watch anime—it's a global ecosystem where anime lives and breathes beyond the screen.
From streaming and theatrical releases to merch, games, news, events, and music, we offer fans immersive experiences that celebrate anime culture in all its forms.
Headquartered in the U.S. with teams and reach across the globe, Crunchyroll is an independently operated joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Aniplex of Japan. This unique partnership gives us the power to scale globally while staying rooted in anime’s cultural origins, ensuring authenticity and access for fans everywhere.
We believe anime is more than entertainment—it’s a way of life. And we’re here to champion that passion every day.
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